ASA 141
Week 5: Taste And Distinction
According to the article "Taste and Distinction" by Reina Lewis emphasizes on Muslim fashion. Lewis documents Muslims' women experience with the intertwining of fashion and the culture. Lewis presents what Islamic fashion looks like in Muslim minority in different places over the world. As depicted in the pictures of this article, we can see some Muslim women wear hijabs, while some women did not have hijabs over their heads in photoshoots. Lewis emphasized, "Most especially the hijab is presented simultaneously and often by the same people as both a religious obligation and a personal choice" (Lewis, 18). Muslim women use fashion as a way to represent their own identity, ethnicity, and religion. In a way, we can also say that the veiling "present it as a religious (divine) requirement and as a choice" (Lewis, 21). Hijab is usually translated as "screen," "covering," and "curtain." Wearing this veil implies the obedience to Allah and as a symbol of modesty. The pictures show different ways women wear the scarves and the colors that they choose. Some wear the veil because they do not have a choice as well, their religion or family dictate them to. In my opinion, I feel like Muslim women should not be judged for what they choose to do, whether it is to wear the hijab or not to wear it. Even though women do not have a choice to wear the hijab, they still find ways to showcase their expression/identity through the colors or how they pin the veil. Some women choose to wear the hijab to simply represent their religion or express the veil as who they are. A question I have is how can one express their identity with fashion if one's family or religion say its not right?
Works Cited:
Mangla, Ismat Sarah, and Ismat Sarah Mangla. “New York Fashion Week Embraced the Hijab, and It Was Stunning.” Quartz, Quartz, 16 Sept. 2016, qz.com/783409/hijabs-at-new-york-fashion-week-prove-that-the-muslim-modest-fashion-movement-is-taking-off/.
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